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Inferit Claudmaster is a FinOps platform for managing cloud costs.

2024

Add integration via Yandex Cloud API

FinOps platform Inferit Claudmaster (from Inferit, Softline Group of Companies) received an update aimed at improving user experience and expanding functionality. Softline announced this on August 8, 2024. The update includes customized customization of recommendations, an additional option for connecting the cloud to the platform and a more user-friendly interface. The development of the FinOps platform corresponds to the strategy of Softline Group of Companies in terms of strengthening its position in the cloud services and technologies market.

The updated Inferit Claudmaster platform presents the following technical improvements:

The criteria for getting objects into the Recommendations have been expanded, and additional information about objects has been added to the uploaded report. Now users can more accurately configure the platform for displaying recommendations for their parameters.

Added a way to integrate - through a service account - with the Yandex Cloud API, which provides users with an additional method of connecting to the platform.

A section has been developed to identify abnormal expenses exceeding the average monthly by 5% or more over the past 7 days. This helps to identify and eliminate unforeseen overspending in a timely manner.

Accounting was implemented for 2 new VM resources: IP addresses and disks for virtual machines hosted in Yandex Cloud. This add-on helps track the costs of all VM resources more accurately than through the provider, and displays changes in the selected period.

The latest platform updates also included the addition of a potential savings widget for Yandex Cloud connections, which when clicked redirects to the recommendations section for online resource optimization. And onboarding will help you take the "first steps" in the FinOps methodology and introduce you to the basic settings of the FinOps Inferit Claudmaster platform.

With the launch of an updated interface and enhanced features, we aim to provide our users with not only a tool, but also a powerful ally in managing cloud spending. The introduction of opportunities such as detailed recommendations and anomaly detection opens up new horizons for users in resource optimization. Our main goal was to create a platform that adapts to the individual needs of each client. We are confident that new tools and improvements will help users manage costs more effectively and achieve their business goals without facing unforeseen costs, "said Andrey Gulyaev, product manager at Inferit Claudmaster.

Enhance Cloud Infrastructure Cost Optimization

The Russian FinOps-platform "Inferit Claudmaster" (part of the ecosystem of the vendor, Inferitis"" GC) Softline received an update aimed at expanding the possibilities of optimizing cloudy infrastructure costs. Softline announced this on June 18, 2024. The update includes the addition of new types of recommendations to optimize cloud infrastructure costs, customize existing types of recommendations and improve Zombie VM search algorithms.

Additional features of the FinOps Inferit Claudmaster platform:

• Added new recommendations for redundant consumption and configuration changes for Compute Cloud
• Customized customization of recommendation settings, which allows users to finely customize the settings for displaying recommendations for their needs and processes.
• It is possible to download a report in the format of a table containing detailed information about objects for quick search. For example, in a table, you can see the ID of the resources and directories in which they are located.
• Improved search algorithms and settings for displaying recommendations for "Zombie VM" - virtual machines that consume resources but do not do useful work.
• Improved comparative analysis between defined periods with detailed cost changes.

We are constantly working on the development of our FinOps platform, relying on customer feedback. This update is a significant step forward in improving cloud cost management. Our goal is to make the optimization process as simple, convenient and flexible as possible. The updated Inferit Claudmaster platform is an etho-tool for effective FinOps management, which adjusts to the tasks of a specific business. And we will continue to improve our product, anticipating customer requests and providing them with maximum value, "said Andrey Gulyaev, product manager at Inferit Claudmaster.

Optimizing Reports and Recommendations

FinOps platform Inferit Claudmaster continues to actively develop functionality in order to help customers more efficiently optimize cloud infrastructure costs. The platform update affected the optimization of virtual machines idle without useful activities - Zombie VM, and also expanded the capabilities of the "Reports" section for a more detailed analysis of costs. The platform developer announced this on April 9, 2024.

As part of the development of the FinOps platform, functionality was added to the "Reports" and "Recommendations" sections.

With the "Reports" section, customers can familiarize themselves with the actual consumption of resources and easily know the person responsible for their use.

The Recommendations section provides practical tips based on data analytics on consumption, helps optimize resources in the cloud infrastructure, and reduces costs.

The data from the sections is updated automatically 1 once an hour, it is possible to update "by click."

A key feature of the updates was the mechanism for identifying and optimizing Zombie VMs - virtual machines that were launched for certain tasks, but over time stopped doing useful work, while continuing to consume resources. Thanks to the new feature, users will be able to quickly identify such VMs and decide to turn them off or change parameters, which will significantly reduce cloud infrastructure costs.

Data on all virtual machines from connected clouds is now displayed in a single window, providing information about the use and cost of each VM. More detailed analytics is also facilitated by the ability to see spending on resources for individual VMs.

The Inferit Claudmaster platform also introduced accounting for the availability of discounts from the provider for Yandex Cloud users and detailed the presentation of data on the payment of the user's account. This will allow you to better understand what costs you could incur without taking into account the provider's discounts.

The platform's new features will enable customers to control and reduce costs even more effectively, ensuring that cloud resources are used wisely. One of the important insights we received from customers is a common problem with unused virtual machines that have to be paid for. Therefore, we have implemented the ability to optimize Zombie VM. We constantly work with feedback from our clients, on the basis of which we will continue to develop the platform's capabilities, provide the most effective functions, "said Andrey Gulyaev, product manager at Inferit Claudmaster.

Inferit Claudmaster - FinOps Cloud IT Cost Management Platform

The growing demand for cloud IT infrastructure is not only related to providing convenience. Sometimes the use of clouds leads to disappointment due to uncontrolled costs and a lack of transparency in the use of resources. To solve these problems, the FinOps platform Inferit Claudmaster was developed. It automates multi-cloud infrastructure, optimizes cloud costs, and provides easy-to-use tools for visualizing and analyzing cloud data. Read more here.

Adding a Recommendation Section

The Inferit Claudmaster platform, which helps companies optimize costs for, cloudy IT infrastructure has received additional functionality - Recommendations. The developer announced this on February 29, 2024.

As part of the development of the FinOps platform, Inferit Claudmaster combined financial management modules and cloud infrastructure (FinOps and CloudOps) into a single interface and added a "Recommendations" section in which users can see proposals for optimizing cloud costs.

The updated section for each cloud resource displays information about its location in the cloud and the possible amount of savings in monetary terms. The data is automatically updated once an hour, it is possible to update "by click."

The Inferit Claudmaster platform has also improved the recommendation algorithm for Yandex Cloud users and is now scanning the infrastructure for forgotten virtual machines, outdated snapshots and unused disks and images. Recommendations for these resources are most effective in optimizing costs.

2023

Inclusion in the Inferit product line

Softline on May 31, 2023 announced the decision to combine several product areas under the same brand name "Inferit." Now the vendor will specialize in the development and production of computer equipment, server equipment, system software, cloud solutions and services.

The manufacturer's line already includes: computer equipment and server equipment Inferit Technika, the Inferit MSVFera operating system, the Inferit ITMen IT infrastructure management platform, and the Inferit Claudmaster cloud infrastructure management and optimization services. Read more here. https://www.tadviser.ru/index.php?title=%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%82:%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_(CloudMaster)&action=formedit#

Release of the on-premium version

Softline Group of Companies on February 6, 2023 announced the release of its own CMP (Cloud Management Platform) Cloudmaster platform in the on-premium version. Now customers Softline Groups of companies have access to an alternative SaaS model option: installing a hybrid infrastructure management system on their servers in accordance with the company's information security requirements. Such a proposal expands the use of products from the Cloudmaster line - Clouder and Coster - for medium and large companies.

{{quote 'Developing our Cloudmaster multi-cloud management platform, we explore the market and company needs. Given the special requirements of companies from the Enterprise segment for information security and critical infrastructure management systems, it was decided to release an on-premium version of Cloudmaster. This will allow our customers to install the platform within the perimeter of the organization. It is worth noting that the system will not require significant computing resources, which means that companies will be able to solve their tasks of managing the hybrid infrastructure without attracting additional power. In addition, our specialists provide free consulting support in the process of installing the platform, and are also ready to answer all questions that users have in the process of using it, "said Alexey Vokuev, Chief product officer Cloudmaster at Softline Group of Companies. }}

2022

Clouder Solution Availability for VMware vCloud Director Users

Clouder's cloud and private IT infrastructure management service has become available to VMware vCloud Director users. It can now be used by Softline Cloud customers and customers of other cloud providers. Softline announced this on September 5, 2022.

Clouder is available on Softline's Cloudmaster platform. This is a multi-cloud orchestrator that automates the provision of IT resources. By expanding the number of supported vendors, platform users will be able to manage virtual machines from a single space.

Now, with Clouder, you can combine more virtualization systems into a single panel, creating quotas for computing resources for projects or departments, and providing a "self-service" for creating virtual machines to employees.

The main idea of ​ ​ Clouder is to combine the management of multi-cloud infrastructure in a single space. Therefore, it is critical for us to quickly add vendors and expand the capabilities of the service. The market was in dire need of such a product: both our Customer Development research and analytical research conducted by Softline confirm this. This is especially true for large companies that often use several cloud platforms at once, "said Alexey Vokuev, product manager at CloudMaster.

Yandex Cloud Integration

On August 31, 2022, Softline announced that the CloudMaster platform is integrated with the Yandex Cloud public cloud platform. This means that products from CloudMaster's line - Clouder and Coster - will now accept and manage data from Yandex Cloud. Thus, users of multi-cloud solutions Clouder and Coster were able to perform operations from one window with different clouds, including Russian ones.

The Softline team is constantly developing the CloudMaster platform, adding more and more opportunities for customers. Integration of the platform with Yandex Cloud will open up additional opportunities for its Russian users choosing Clouder and Coster products.

We see how rapidly growing interest in the Yandex cloud among Russian business. Therefore, it has become a priority and strategic task for us to implement integration with the cloud of this. provider CloudMaster will now receive data directly from the Yandex Cloud platform. Then both solutions - both Clouder and Coster - get access to this data through CloudMaster and transform it according to their tasks. Accordingly, in Coster, this data will be transformed into useful, financial information users will be able to see the planned, actual and forecast consumption of cloud resources, will be able to manage the budget, keep records of financial expenditures. This will allow customers to see their expenses by day, including in the context of the structural elements of Yandex Cloud. And users of the Clouder multi-cloud orchestrator will be able to see all their own, virtual machines including the Yandex cloud, as well as manage the virtual infrastructure for this cloud from a single point - to independently deploy virtual machines, create and edit their parameters within the framework of the granted rights. explained Stanislav Bykov, Development Director of the CloudMaster project at Softline.

Cloud and private IT infrastructure management service - Clouder

The company Softline announced on August 15, 2022 multicloudy that a product, Clouder, had appeared on the CloudMaster platform. This is a multi-cloud orchestrator that is designed to help automate the provision IT of resources, increase their efficiency and simplify the process based on budgetings real-world information about data resource utilization. The service is designed to control private and public from server infrastructure various popular systems virtualizations in a single control panel.

The solution contains a mechanism that allows you to agree resource quotas for teams and departments, as well as self-service in creating virtual machines for end consumers. Due to this, employees are not idle waiting for the provision of resources.

CloudMaster products, including Clouder, are a domestic development and are registered in the Unified Register of Russian computer and database programs.

Softline managed to find the market demand for this solution after a number of studies and interviews with customers. The tool was created at the request of customers and simplifies the management of a multi-cloud structure, while at the same time allocating some level of autonomy for users.

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Launch of Softline Coster based on CloudMaster

On February 8, 2022, Softline announced the release of its next Coster service, designed to increase the transparency of multi-cloud costs and the economic efficiency of using cloud resources. With the help of this service, companies that consume virtual resources and services of several cloud providers at once will be able to solve the problem of unmanaged costs, delayed deployment of infrastructures and chaotic growth of cloud subscriptions. Using Coster is expected to reduce cloud infrastructure costs by at least 10%. In addition, this solution belongs to the CloudMaster product line, which means it is also included in the Unified Register of Domestic Software. Read more here.

2021: Availability at Marketplace Microsoft Azuree

Softline on July 26, 2021 announced the start of joint sales of cloud management service CloudMaster with Microsoft. From July 2021, this cloud service will be available to Microsoft Azure customers in the marketplace of the cloud provider, along with others. Thus, companies, without losing temporary resources, will be able to quickly install and start using the self-service service to manage cloud resources.

The CloudMaster platform is developing on the basis of the services of global cloud providers, and the Azure infrastructure is one of the focus technologies. The solution allows customers to independently manage an arbitrary set of subscriptions and accounts in one window, consolidate billing, increase transparency of budget control and automate providence.

The deployment of CloudMaster on the Azure platform will be carried out using an ARM template developed specifically in accordance with the recommendations for Azure applications. This deployment model has passed all the necessary compliance tests. Azure automation technology helps optimize CloudMaster customization and deployment for Azure customers and cloud solution provider (CSP) partners.

Thus, Azure customers will be able to take advantage of the following advantages of the CloudMaster platform in the Microsoft cloud:

• platform launch time less than 40 minutes;
• Connectivity and deployment processes are fully automated
• Sales through Azure Marketplace are offset by Azure consumption obligations;
• Platform services will be billed to companies as part of Azure's Marketplace services bill.

For those companies that require simplified preparation and resource management in Azure, a free trial of CloudMaster in the Azure Marketplace is available for testing.

When developing CloudMaster, we initially focused on Azure as a key platform for the development of our service. Connecting through the Microsoft cloud will be convenient for both Softline customers and customers of our long-term partner. Now customers will be able to quickly and easily deploy CloudMaster in their familiar Azure environment, and make payments there. Thanks to our mutually beneficial cooperation with Microsoft and through the use of our platform, customers will also receive additional advantages - they will use a simplified interface, will be able to additionally track their costs, apply ready-made coordination processes, and also connect resource and billing management, - comments Pavel Tokarev, Director of Product CloudMaster.

2020

CloudMaster is a cloud management platform.

Inclusion in the Unified Register of Russian Programs

The CloudMaster platform is included in the Unified Register of Russian Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases, compiled by Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. Now Softline customers will be able to manage the multi-cloud infrastructure, while meeting the requirements of regulators in the field of import substitution. The company announced this on December 28, 2020.

The main component of CloudMaster ─ a self-service portal that simplifies access and management of virtual resources at different levels within the company. The platform makes it possible to automate accounting and regulation of cloud infrastructure consumption, while distributing the burden of creating, managing and monitoring services between users and IT specialists. The solution also helps to monitor compliance with security requirements and informs about vulnerabilities and potential threats.

Many companies prefer to build hybrid clouds using solutions from different providers. That is why the solution we proposed for unified cloud service management turned out to be in demand in the commercial segment. CloudMaster helps our customers simplify the provision of cloud infrastructure to end users, reduce economic and technical dependence on the provider, and increase transparency of cloud spending. In our experience, the introduction of a self-service platform allows businesses to save up to 30% of cloud infrastructure costs, ─ says Pavel Tokarev, director of product development at CloudMaster.

The inclusion of the platform in the Unified Register the Russian of Programs for Electronic Computers and Databases data will allow the developer to expand its presence in the market of organizations state with participation.

Softline has decent experience in the public sector and companies with state participation. Over the past few years, our experts have continuously increased their competencies, including in the field of import substitution, helping customers to gently implement domestic software products. The presence of the CloudMaster platform in the portfolio of our solutions, included in the Register of Recommended Russian Software, will allow the Softline team to even more effectively solve the tasks of its customers, helping to increase the efficiency of managing the cloud infrastructure using independent import solutions, ─ says Oleg Tremzin, Director of Corporate Customer Relations at Softline.

Platform launch

Softline In August, it announced the launch of the CloudMaster platform based on the services of the largest. cloudy providers The solution allows the company's customers to independently manage an arbitrary set of clouds in one window, consolidate billing, increase transparency of budget control and automate providence.

The development of services is one of the priorities in the development of Softline, in addition, we have been increasing cloud expertise for many years, and the creation of a new product has become a logical combination of these two areas. Our customers need centralized cloud control, cost optimization, and faster, more efficient cloud management. According to Softline's experience, most customers strive for a hybrid scheme for using cloud resources and sometimes have a fairly large selection of products from different providers. CloudMaster allows you to work with them in a unified way, "said Pavel Tokarev, CloudMaster Product Director.

CloudMaster is a self-service portal for solving IT problems in corporate clouds, an independent control tool: the platform provides a simplified interface for accessing cloud services and monitors compliance with security requirements.

Another purpose of CloudMaster is to take into account the cost of cloud resources at any level of the organization. The functionality of the platform includes spending control tools: notifications of reaching the limit, cost quotas for subscriptions and accounts, recommendations for optimizing costs and automating infrastructure operation, as well as coordination tools necessary to use new resources.

The platform helps Softline customers reduce economic and technical dependence on the provider, speed up the provision of infrastructure to end users, and make the cost of cloud services more transparent. Using CloudMaster, the business can save up to 30% of total cloud infrastructure costs. The system has a simple interface and does not require long training of employees to work with it. According to forecasts of IT provider experts, in a month of operation, the customer will receive combined billing and comparable indicators for private and public clouds, as well as reports on spending on cloud resources and recommendations for their optimization.

The main advantage of CloudMaster is a universal set of tools for organizing effective multi-cloud management and self-service.

Versatility saves time for cloud administrators, managers who monitor cloud operations and costs, and end users. A single interface eliminates the need for employees to learn the specifics of different clouds and move from one interface to another. In addition to the graphical interface, CloudMaster has CLI and APIs, with which you can similarly perform administration and providence, "explained Pavel Tokarev.

Key elements of CloudMaster are automation using an infrastructure-as-code approach, a role access control system (RBAC), a unified API and an interface to popular clouds and virtualization systems: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware and OpenStack.

The platform was built according to the framework principle. According to Tokarev, he, in particular, assumes modularity:

CloudMaster is a multi-component system. All modules in it are independent of each other and at the same time are interconnected by simple functions.

Using this principle, he said, also helps simplify implementation and development by combining the components of the platform. The platform is based on the use of the API, which allows for its openness.

Customers can write functions, add other clouds to CloudMaster on their own, - explained Pavel Tokarev.

CloudMaster will continue to evolve. In particular, technologies for working with containers will be introduced into it, the Mail.ru Cloud, as well as Alibaba Cloud and Huawei Cloud will be connected.

Similar CloudMaster solutions have been present in the hyperscalers market since its inception. Analysts at Gartner estimate that more than 70% of companies will use multifunctional cloud management tools by 2025. In Russia, the trend towards the creation of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures, as well as strategic management of them, is only gaining momentum.

Softline provides a platform, including a service model, which is especially important for small companies seeking to optimize the cost of using cloud resources.

If for large customers the platform is primarily bringing together, the central point of management of a large number of clouds, then for small customers it is controlling and optimizing cloud costs and automating work with them, "Tokarev explained.

You can get acquainted with the functionality of CloudMaster in more detail and ask all the questions of interest to its creators on the developer's website.